CNC Machining Manager - Hood River

The CNC Machining Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and daily operation of Decavo's machining department. This position manages department personnel, production schedules, equipment, tooling, quality, and operational priorities. The CNC Machining Manager also provides technical leadership through CNC programming and operating machining equipment, developing and reviewing CNC programs, and supporting production requirements. This position works closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality to improve manufacturability, quality, productivity, and schedule performance.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Direct and assign work to machining employees.
• Monitor attendance, productivity, quality and performance.
• Train and evaluate employee performance.
• Address performance or conduct concerns.
• Create and maintain production schedules.
• Approve timecards, overtime, schedules or leave requests.
• Direct and supervise the work of at least two full-time employees or their equivalent within the machining department.
• Lead by example and support others in maintaining a high level of accountability and competency.
• Promote an inclusive and involved culture.
• Lead/participate in interdepartmental meetings as needed, focusing on understanding and team buy-in.
• Identify needed skill sets and/or knowledge requirements within our machining team and propose actions or opportunities to elevate team potential.

• Establish and maintain CNC machining standards that support safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery.
• Set up and operate CNC equipment to manufacture tooling, validate programs, troubleshoot production issues, or support department workload.
• Develop and review CNC programs for composite trimming a aluminum tooling operations.
• Continually communicate machining capabilities and solutions with team members to facilitate improved functionality and cost-effective solutions.
• Develop best methods and practices based on current or industry standards.
• Establish CNC programming and program-documentation standards.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Engineering and Machining.

• Support production management to ensure production goals and deadlines are being met.
• Manage department schedules, capacity, and workflow to support production requirements.
• Communicate foreseeable production constraints and risks with production management and propose solutions.
• Work closely with Engineering to review designs for efficiency, capability, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate the movement of materials, tooling, work in process, and completed parts within the facility.

• Monitor and improve efficiency within the machining department.
• Drive continuous improvement in designs and processes for which you are responsible.
• Propose improvements (budget, ROI, lead time, expected outcomes) for tools, workflows, or other items that make us more effective.
• Continually evaluate and champion best practices within CNC machining for improved quality and increased yield.

• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs and software support for machining equipment in partnership with internal personnel and outside service providers.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five or more years of CNC programming and machining experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with applicable CAD/CAM software.
• Experience creating, reviewing and troubleshooting CNC programs, tooling strategies, feeds, speeds, and toolpaths.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical…